Starting Monday, Nov. 20, enforcers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will apprehend government-marked vehicles that will enter the EDSA Bus Lane. MMDA chairman Don Artes said government-marked vehicles are not included in the list of the vehicles that are allowed to use the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has issued a clear guideline on the use of the EDSA Bus Lane amid efforts of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to keep the busway as free-flowing to traffic as possible for the benefit of the commuters. In a letter dated Nov. 14 and sent to...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has approved the recommendation of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to allow the convoy of the top highest officials of the country to use the EDSA Bus Lane. MMDA chairman Don Artes said the DOTr has already released a new guideline as to...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista ranked third among the best performing Cabinet officials under the Marcos administration. In the job performance rating survey conducted by the RP Mission and Development Foundation Inc.’s (RPMD), Bautista posted an 81...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista ordered on Monday, Oct. 9, a thorough investigation into the alleged bribery racket in obtaining franchise for public utility vehicles at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). At the same time, Bautista ordered...
Transport group Manibela will conduct a nationwide strike on Oct. 16 to protest the alleged corruption in the approval of the franchise for public utility vehicles (PUVs), its chairman said on Monday, Oct. 9. Manibela chairman Mar Valbuena said they already obtained the commitment of all its...
After China backtracked on its loan commitments to three major railway projects in the country, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista said the agency is looking at Japan, South Korea, and India as new potential funding sources. “There are offers from other countries and we...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista has ordered the reinstatement of lawyer Teofilo Guadiz III as chairman of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB). Bautista told the Manila Bulletin that Guadiz will be back as LTFRB chairperson on Monday, Nov. 6,...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited on Saturday, Nov. 4, the ongoing construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), a mega railway system funded by his government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime...
Thirteen major transport groups in the country have requested the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to limit the operation of modern public utility vehicles (PUVs) in selected routes in major urban areas in the country. In a letter addressed to DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista, the group also...
The national government is looking for other funding sources to bankroll its big-ticket transport infrastructure projects after China's interest to finance them apparently waned, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista confirmed that the department is currently...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, October 27 urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to guarantee that the traveling public will have a safe and hassle-free travel experience during the extended holiday period. Gatchalian said the DOTr ought to make sure that passengers using air,...
